kim will be very dangerous in the AO... the sydney final will be a great match

Ben.

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:23 AM

marvellous effort from kim :yeah: she really had to fight hard against a player like na & it's good that she's getting a tough match under her belt going into the AO. couldn't ask for anything more from kim :D title is in her path now :)

na really showed that she could match the top players with her arsenal of weapons & shots. she is definitely a darkhorse for this AO & no doubt she'll be a threat to all. na :hug:

Bremen

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:27 AM

Good luck in the final!!!! Na shows she has some game...good performance!

hanxu

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:27 AM

I think Kim needs some more aggressive play (only 8 winners), and Na needs to be less aggressive, there are at least 3 over heads were out, and lots of unforced errors?(26 winners)

Martian Stacey

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:29 AM

Well done Kim :bounce: I'm probably going to try and get tickets for the final :D

TennisPlayingFox

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:31 AM

Nice win Kim! Way to fight! Good luck in the final!

hablo

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:32 AM

Win the whole thing, Kim! :yeah:

Dexter

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Na :(

Alec

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Nice fight, Na! :)
You had chances there........:sad:
Anyway, good luck in AO!

Alicia Rocks

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:37 AM

Na :awww: Good match/week though :yeah:

Lefty.

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:41 AM

:yeah: Kim! :yeah:

jisung

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:57 AM

when Na had a 4:3 to 4:4 break, I think Na would win ,but the chance wsa token off by kim, kim is just too experienced, hope Na can gain enough confidence and then have a breakthrough in AO

good tournament for Na - should give her tons of confidence for next week.

LudwigDvorak

Jan 11th, 2007, 03:05 AM

Great match. I still wish Dementieva had been in Li's shoes, but Li put on a great performance. She is just so good.

I hope Li does well in Melbourne. She deserves that, as well.

Leo_DFP

Jan 11th, 2007, 03:06 AM

I'm worried about Kim if she really only hit 8 winners in this match and didn't play aggresively. I want her to win the Aussie, and I'm sure she'll need to play better than she did today, no disrespect to Li.

barmaid

Jan 11th, 2007, 03:14 AM

Strange score...Kim winning 6-1 and then Li duplicating the score against Kim...but 7-5 for Kim shows her experience paid off. Nice run by Li though...good tournament by both gals!:D :worship:

barmaid:wavey:

Belmont Lad

Jan 11th, 2007, 03:32 AM

Well done Kimmie :banana: :) Hopefully it will be Jelena in the final and two of my favs can duke it out for the title. :yeah:

great fight from kim! she needs matches like these before aust open! :)
win the title now! :fiery:

yes I agree with you. She need matches like these before the Australian Open. It wasn't easy, but great fight from Kim!

Congrats Kim ! :D

Good luck in the final !

Sharapova's_Boy

Jan 11th, 2007, 08:33 AM

Kim :D

Pilongo

Jan 11th, 2007, 09:43 AM

I was impressed how Na Li played, at least 3rd set i was able to view.
Very good serves, amazing backhands. She had 25 winners (6 Kim) later in the 3rd and she had low number of UEs before last 2 games. Kim could only defend against her. Pity the last smash!
I was impressed by Kim too, when she talked to the linesman and the umpire. Never saw such a polite complain...

Modiac.

Jan 11th, 2007, 10:27 AM

Na,still great effort! ;)
Congrats Kim!

BTW,Na should learn how to smash,especially when MP's coming.:help:

ChampLindsay

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:29 PM

oh no..... Na Li i think played a great match... Kim must give all she can... and finally did it... so congratulation fpr Kim... and now i watch TV on Europsort :KIM CLIJSTERS VS NA LI:worship: :worship: :)

Ceze

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:35 PM

congrats Kim :)

miffedmax

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:37 PM

Well, now I feel a little better about Li beating Lena.

Tenis Srbija

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:38 PM

WOW! What a match. What groundstrokes. Just amazing.
Na Li playes with so much power :eek: I didn't know tha...
To bad that the last hit was :help:

Still, great match both of you! Congrats Kim :)

Now get prepared to go down, down under against JJ :banana:

ioni

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:46 PM

Kim :woohoo: :woohoo:

Ellery

Jan 11th, 2007, 12:54 PM

Kimmie :yeah: :hug:

Awesome tournament Na :banana: Good luck in AO and kick some butt!

HAOCHEN-GOAT

Jan 11th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Great and exciting match ! Na ha her chances to win the match. I really cant be sad. This was an amazing tournament for her :D :worship:

Congrats to Kim and her fans ! :bounce: :worship:

Good luck to her in the final ! :yeah:

Nicolás89

Jan 11th, 2007, 01:19 PM

na you better learn how to smash before the AO:smash:

starr

Jan 11th, 2007, 01:24 PM

Whew! Na Liis playing well, evidently. Glad Kimmy won.

mike/topgun

Jan 11th, 2007, 01:57 PM

t'was a good match, but the smash on the mp:tape: :rolleyes:
Na's in a really good form, then Kim is way to passive at times letting her opponents dictate the play too much even for her.:lol: I like how Na pushed Kim to the limits, she's got such great hands:)

Wish them both good luck in Melbourne:worship:

Kim's_fan_4ever

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Wow 3 sets :eek: I'm glad that Kim won it :D She needed to be tested before AO but now I hope she'll win the final a bit easier :p

selyoink

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:06 PM

Great try Na. You'll get her next time.

davidmario

Jan 11th, 2007, 02:07 PM

I'm worried about Kim if she really only hit 8 winners in this match and didn't play aggresively. I want her to win the Aussie, and I'm sure she'll need to play better than she did today, no disrespect to Li.

it depends on your opponent how many winners you can hit. and actually clijsters was just defending out there yesterday. there was not much she could do with Li's monster strokes. The reason why Li lost was the lack of consitency in Na's game.

MatchpointPRT

Jan 11th, 2007, 04:11 PM

Na Li needs to be more consistent, although i have to say she´s not far from being consistent enough. I was really impressed with her shots, power+precision, and those successive cross court forehands with all that angle were really nice, and Kim sure had reason to be dead at the end of the match...

I<3Myskina

Jan 11th, 2007, 04:24 PM

Yeah! Go Kim!

Final is gonna be tight! Two of the hottest players on the tour this year playing eachother!

gmak

Jan 11th, 2007, 06:49 PM

Kim :eek: :D :yeah: :woohoo:

good luck in the final ;)

Kitten63

Jan 11th, 2007, 07:16 PM

Well done Kim,good luck in the final!
Good effort Na.

disco_rage

Jan 11th, 2007, 08:40 PM

Sounds like a great match! Well played both. I think Na Li is gonna go on a big tear sometime.. she needs to work on stuff but when she does... WOW